Breaker Breaker 1-9 Traditional Cache

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cachehole10: Nice little cache in an awesome spot of history with the tiniest of nano with super camo that sadly everyone has so much trouble finding. Time to just put it to rest as I have retrieved the nano from the location.

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Hidden : 5/8/2007
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

This is the only remaining building of its kind in this area. It has been in the news recently because there has been a battle brewing over whether to tear it down or to preserve it as a landmark. Cache is a small container with only a log sheet so BYOP. Stealth is a must on this busy main road. Happy Caching :-)

Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket Built in 1892 as the Lehigh and Wilkes-Barre Breaker (Maxwell #20), then rebuilt in 1939 as the Huber Breaker, it is more commonly known today as the Ashley Breaker. This giant building was used by the Glen Alden Coal Company to crush and size the coal brought to the surface from three nearby mines. The coal was sorted, washed, and put into train gondolas awaiting in the yard behind the breaker. In the 1800's and first half of the 1900's, structures like these produced almost all of the nation's coal right here in Northeastern PA. Millions of men and boys worked in these enormous, noisy buildings. Seven to ten thousand people alone worked in the 134 foot tall, 11-story Huber breaker. Towards the end of the colliery's operation, they painted the coal blue as a marketing ploy…Hence the name Blue Coal Company. There is still over spray on the walls where the coal was painted. Today, it is in a state of disarray due to vandals and exposure to the elements. Walkways are loose, steps are missing, handrails are gone, and hundreds of the steel-reinforced windows are broken or missing. Most of the machinery has been stolen since the breaker was shut down in 1976. A decision has been made by the Huber Breaker Preservation Society to try to turn the breaker and adjoining powerhouse into an anthracite museum and park much like the Lackawanna Coal Mine Tour. Unfortunately, with the nine million dollar price tag for restoration, the Huber breaker will probably meet the same fate as hundreds of other breakers that dotted the landscape in Northeastern Pennsylvania. Visit the Huber Breaker Preservation Society at: http://www.huberbreaker.org/
Congrats to flper on FTF!!!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

ehfgl byq cneg

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)


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